Only God can redeem your time

If it is true that you look favorably on me, let me know your ways so I may understand you more fully and continue to enjoy your favor. ~Exodus 33:13a  (NLT)

Time with God will change you from the inside out.  It builds up your inner man and enables you to become a more joyful person.  David says in Psalm 16:11 “You fill me with joy in your presence.” (NIV)  When we spend time in God’s word, we find out who He is and what His desires are for us.  We build our relationship with Him and come to know our heavenly Father more and more.  That is the very thing the enemy is going to come against.  He knows what time with God means in the life of a believer.  It gives God the opportunity to teach us how to live an overcoming life.  Time with God enables Him to show us that the dreams and desires of our heart were placed there by Him, and He wants to bring them all, every single one, to pass.  Can you see why the enemy wouldn’t want you to spend time with God.  When we are tempted to allow distractions to take away from our time with God, we have to remind ourselves that our time with God is an investment.  David asked the Lord in Psalm 90:12 “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (NIV)  The bible refers to David as a man after God’s heart.  We should be after God’s heart too.  We should be seeking to maximize the time we have been given by walking with Him and seeking His wisdom for every area of our lives from our relationships to our jobs to our finances!  

Time is a resource we have that we cannot get back.  We can invest our time, but only God can redeem our time.  When we experience God redeeming our time, we are experiencing a miracle.  He can enable us to do more with less.  He is able to restore the years that have been stolen!  He redeems our time by turning chaos to order in our lives.  He teaches us to become all He created us to be.  The Lord says His word is a light to our path.  Spending time with God should be of utmost importance to us.  In this world we are dragged to and fro with all types of responsibilities and duties that only make a temporal impact on our lives.  God wants us to learn to cultivate activities that are going to change our lives for the better and eventually help us encourage others to change their lives as well.  None of us know how much time we have on this earth.  We tend to take time for granted.  Let’s commit to change that.  Let’s commit to taking time today to evaluate what activities we are investing our time in.  If those activities are not drawing us closer to God and His will for our life, we can be assured that they are not going to produce lasting results.  Ask yourself if the opportunities to “spend” your time are divine or if they are a distraction.  If you have become distracted, ask God to redeem that time.  When God told Moses he had found favor in His eyes, Moses understood that God was telling him he could ask for anything his heart desired.  Moses responded by saying that his heart’s desire was to become more intimately acquainted with God.  Make that your heart’s desire today as well and you will be investing your time wisely.

With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments. I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you.  Blessed are you, O Lord; teach me your statutes. ~Psalm 119:10-12 (NRSV)

What are you “spending” your time doing today? Have you added time with God to your schedule?

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